Manufactured Myth & Legerdemain

03/05/2023

Monday, March 6th at 8 PM ET, join me LIVE as I talk with editor, writer, and designer Matt Click about his his channel, his work with WOTC, Green Ronin, Microsoft, and other big publishers, and what it takes to go professional in the TTRPG industry!

Monday, March 6th at 8 PM EST!

11/02/2022

On Wednesday, November, 2nd, at 8 PM EDT, Matt Yancik sits down with talented and Gold ENie Award-winning podcaster, writer, and RPG designer extraordinaire Daniel Kwan! We'll be discussing all things related to tabletop roleplaying games, the TTRPG community, and the Asian experience within it!

Daniel is host of the incredibly interesting and thoughtful Asians Represent podcast (and channel of the same name), and has also written for some very big projects for Wizards of the Coast (Candlekeep Mysteries) and Paizo (Dark Archive)!

On the other hand, he's also published quite a few SMALL RPGs -- micro-RPGs, to be exact -- as well as the relatively recently released Ross Rifles, an RPG Powered by the Apocalypse, which takes a look at the Canadian experience in the First World War.

Come join us LIVE for what's sure to be a fascinating conversation!

On Wednesday, November, 2nd, Matt Yancik sits down with talented and Gold ENie Award-winning podcaster, writer, and RPG designer extraordinaire Daniel Kwan! ...

10/24/2022

Please join Matt Yancik on Tuesday, October 25th at 8 PM EDT as he sits down to talk with the talented and legendary TTRPG writer and designer Ian Lemke!

Ian will be talking about his experiences in the industry, working on everything from Changeling the Dreaming and other World of Darkness titles, to his work at Green Ronin as the Line Developer for The Expanse Roleplaying Game!

But, most exciting of all, he'll be giving us a window into his amazing new Kickstarter project, Nevermore: A Tabletop Roleplaying Game of American Gothic Horror that is rooted in the atmospheric stories of Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, Henry James, and Ambrose Bierce!

Please join us, and be sure to speak up in the chat -- we'll be LIVE!

Please join Matt Yancik on Monday, October 24th at 8 PM EDT as he sits down to talk with the talented and legendary TTRPG writer and designer Ian Lemke! Ian ...

08/15/2022

Tonight, at 8:30 PM EDT, Matt Yancik will sit down with RPG scholar and university lecturer Stefan Huddleston for a discussion about the early substance and style of RPGs as they intersect with race, gender, and even the Vietnam War.

Please join us as Roleplayer With A Thousand Faces takes an intriguing look at how RPGs reflect the styles and culture of their times!

On Monday, August 15th at 8:30 PM EDT, please join Matt Yancik on Roleplayer With A Thousand Faces for a live discussion with roleplayer and university lectu...

07/18/2022

Tonight at 8 PM EDT, I'll be going LIVE on the channel with Connor Alexander, the creator of Coyote and Crow!

Connor is the creator of the Coyote and Crow roleplaying game, a Nebula Award-nominated game developed by an Indigenous-led team! We'll be discussing colonialism, culture, and -- of course -- Coyote and Crow.

Please come check it out LIVE!

On Monday, July 18th at 8 PM EDT, please join Matt Yancik on Roleplayer With A Thousand Faces as he sits down for a LIVE discussion with Connor Alexander, ci...

06/30/2022

Join the Manufactured Myth & Legerdemain RPG Discord server to learn about the art, craft, and science of roleplaying games! MML is dedicated to helping Game Masters and players sharpen their tabletop and storytelling skills, ensuring that every game is a memorable one!

In the Discord, you'll find discussions about and links to interviews we've done with writers (and RPG players and GMs) such as Walter Jon Williams, Catherynne M. Valente, and Brian McClellan, artists like Bill Willingham and Jeff Easley, seasoned RPG luminaries including Jeff Grubb and Kevin Siembieda, YouTube gurus Amy Vorpahl, Daisy Darling Grant and Seth Skorkowsky, and industry creators like Shanna Germain and Daniel D. Fox -- all geared toward learning about designing, playing, and running roleplaying games!

Check out the Manufactured Myth & Legerdemain community on Discord - hang out with 36 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

06/27/2022

Tonight, at 8 PM EDT, please join host Matt Yancik on Roleplayer with a Thousand Faces as he talks LIVE with Daniel D. Fox, the ENNIE-winning creator of Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG!

https://youtu.be/j1nrtit6qvQ

06/12/2022

Research for an upcoming interview… the second best part of the job.

05/27/2022

Tonight at 8 PM EDT, I'll be GMing a 45th anniversary Star Wars adventure using West End Games' D6 first edition.

In addition to the regular MML crew, we'll also be adding none other than science fiction and fantasy writer Walter Jon Williams (who also happened to write a novel set in the EU) as a guest player!

Come and join us -- we'll be live, so it should be a lot of fun!

Friday, May 27th at 8 PM EDT join the MML crew (and special guest player, science fiction and fantasy author Walter Jon Williams) as they dive into the Star ...

05/10/2022

Wednesday, May 11th at 8 PM EDT, Matt Yancik sits down for a LIVE discussion with fantasy author, game master and YouTube host Seth Skorkowsky!

Seth has been playing roleplaying games since his youth, and in 2014 he published his first novel, Dämoren, part one of the Valducan series.

Seth is also a talented teacher (whether he knows it or not) and for years now he’s been hosting his very own YouTube channel, where he (and numerous other NPC personas) regularly dispense his thoughts, theories and advice on running the game. In 2019, Seth’s show WON the Gold ENnie Award for Best Online Content!

As always, be sure to speak up in the chat — we’ll be LIVE!

On Wednesday, May 11th at 8 PM EDT, join us for a live discussion with fantasy author, game master and YouTube host Seth Skorkowsky.Seth has been playing rol...

04/28/2022

Roleplayer With A Thousand Faces will talk to Daisy Darling Grant on Thursday, April 28th at 7 PM EDT about GMing, GrymmWorld, and working and thriving in the industry!

She'll be giving us her thoughts on running a tabletop, producing shows for Web GM, and the work she's done for companies such as 2CGaming, Saturday Morning Scenarios, and Monte Cook Games!

Come join us and be sure to speak up in the chat -- we'll be live!

On Thursday, April 28th at On Thursday, April 28th at 7 PM EDT, join us for a live talk with RPG producer, streamer, and designer Daisy Darling Grant! Daisy ...

04/18/2022

On Monday, April 18th at 7 PM EDT, join us for a live discussion with Lex Starwalker, Game Master extraordinaire and prolific host of several podcasts including Lex Out Loud, Game Master’s Journey, and GM Intrusions.

Lex is a storyteller and communicator at heart, and for years now he’s been using his podcasts to dispense nuggets of GMing wisdom, musing on ideas, thoughts and theories of storytelling, roleplaying, and writing! In addition to being an expert on all things related to roleplaying games, though, Lex also happens to be a prolific writer and podcaster and is currently chronicling his experiences working out his newest novel with his newest podcast — Lex Out Loud!

On Monday, April 18th at 7 PM EDT, join us for a live discussion with Lex Starwalker, Game Master extraordinaire and prolific host of several podcasts includ...